Bleasdale Vineyards is Langhorne Creek’s founding winery, as well as Australia’s second oldest, family owned and operated estate. Bremerview Shiraz is vinified from fruit grown to unique soils, a drier, full flavoured wine which shows the distinctive local characteristics of rich blackberry and earthy tannins. "Mouthfilling and plush, enticingly seasoned, the palate turns decidedly chewy, fruit filled with strawberry licorice and cherry delight, brought back down to earth by bucolic, soily characters, coffee and campfire!" -Tastesofwines.com

$1599each $19188/DOZ EACH DOZEN The entire range of Bleasdale's exquisite wines are modern classics. The management of the vines and the vinification of the fruit is very much a hands on affair by the fifth generation of a family that pionered and established Langhorne Creek as a premiere winegrowing region. The Potts family lead a dedicated winemaking and cellar team who are very proud of their work. Whilst Bleasdale is steeped in yesterday's history it has been outfitted with the latest technology. Today's winery still abides by the family traditions, retaining the philosophy of producing honest, consistent and reliable wines. Bremerview is treated to maturation in a combination of new and prior use 300 litres American oak hogsheads. Approx 14.5%

Deep, dark scarlet in colour. Intense varietal characters of dark cherries and ripe plums, complexed with fragrant spice aromas and toasty oak characters achieved by the extended maturation in tight grained American oak hogsheads and barriques. Generous fruit and supportive, mouthfilling tannins, Bremerview will continue to develop its rich earthy and chocolatey characters. Approachable upon release and always a winner with your favourite faire. "Perceptibly alluvial Shiraz, finely groomed, made genteel by punnets of berry and sour red fruit. Soft and velvety smooth, brought to a long finish by relaxed, earthy tannins, it's ready as a young wine to guzzle with sirloin, lamb or lasagna!" -Case4Claret.com

The traditional Australian claret blend of Shiraz and Cabernet, Bleasdale's been at it for generations, the masters at producing honest and reliable reds. "Highly characteristic of Langhorne Creek, Bleasdale exudes mint and blackberry, along with warm, genteel oak. Gallons of dark currant and cassis, sleek with satiny tannins, and a deliciously plush lined, cherry flavoured smoothness at the finish!" -Ozwinenews.com, "Dense fruit, crunchy acids, drying tannins, pleasing flavours of ripe plum jam, blackberries, mint and spice!" -QueSyrahSyrah.net

$1299each $15588/DOZ EACH DOZEN Bleasdale was Langhorne Creek’s first wine producer, and stands today as Australia's second oldest family owned winery. The vineyards are situated on the fertile plains of the Bremer River, which floods annually nourishing the soils. Historic cellars, constructed from redgum and limestone, house a massive redgum lever press which fifth generation winemaker, Michael Potts still uses to crush small batches of limited release wine. Broad-Side is slightly weighted towards the Shiraz end of things, from outstanding Langhorne Creek fruit, crafted by one of Australia's most ancient winemaking families. Mellowed tannins and fine complexity after twelve months maturation in French and American oak barrels. Alcohol 14.5%

Red with robes of purple. Nose of pepper, five-spice and cassis, firm oak and earth, red and black fruit, tarry hints. The fine bouquet is straight as an arrow, marvellously pitched, there are elements of violet and currant, clove and spice, followed by a ripe, musk and dusty oak characters. Flavours of ripe plum jam and blackberries from the Shiraz components together with more subtle notes of mint and spice emanating from the Cabernet. Fine tannins lengthen the palate whilst the warm, toasty oak, injects further complexity to the blend. Enjoy with a hearty stew or cassoulet. "A drying palate of ripe bramble fruit, plum, espresso and spice. The supple, sweetly perfumed oak make this a big hit!" -Tastes of Wines.com

Frank Potts founded Bleasdale in 1850, his eponymously labelled wine commemorates a legacy of innovation and resourcefulness. Frank Potts is a Cabernet based Bordeaux style which may contain varying portions of Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Merlot depending on the performance of fruit each vintage. A litany of trophies and gold for the Bleasdale flagship, highly rated in many Jimmy Watson taste-offs, Frank Potts has also claimed Gold and Best Australian Red Trophy at the prestigious London International Wine Challenge

$2699each $32388/DOZ EACH DOZEN This is the fourteenth release of Bleasdale's monumental flagship red, an assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon 76% and Malbec 24%. Langhorne Creek's founding winery, Bleasdale Estate today is owned and operated by fifth generation members of the Potts family. The essential qualities of this wine are derived from the precious vines which are mostly flood plain grown, planted to rich, silty soils which provide the characteristic style for this stirring wine, the very best parcels of fruit are reserved for Frank Potts. The finished wine was treated to an extended maturation in a combination of new and prior use French and American oak 300L hogsheads before a light egg white fining. Alcohol 14.5%

A deep, red and purple coloured wine. Frank Potts explodes with powerful flavours of blackberries, cassis and mint, raspberries and plum, dark cherry and violet, all integrating beautifully with the very subtle French oak characters, finishing long with a lovely sweet fruit richness. A delightfully soft, round palate with pleasing sweet fruit richness, elegant and with silky tannins the blend is a delight to enjoy either in its youth, or after cellaring. "Dark ruby. Peppery red- and blackcurrant on the nose, with bright minerality adding focus. Nicely delineated, deep flavors of cherry and cassis offer good breadth and are supported by dusty tannins, with a suave floral pastille character arriving on the lingering finish!" -Stephen Tanzer's

The benchmark in Langhorne Creek Chardonnay, vinified from the choicest parcels of fruit grown to some of the nation's most fertile soils. Whilst Bleasdale is steeped in the history of Australian red winemaking, it maintains a flair for impressive whites. A dry unwooded style showing attractive fresh lingering flavours of pear juice, melons and peaches. This is a wine to enjoy while it is young and lively, match with chicken and seafood dishes for maximum enjoyment. Bleasdale is full, round and lively, with a soft, creamy texture and inspired, lingering flavours

$1699each $20388/DOZ EACH DOZEN Founded in 1850, Bleasdale make honest, consistent, reliable wines which are enjoyed throughout the world. The vineyards are situated on the fertile flood plains of the Bremer River, which runs parallel to Langhorne Creek. The region still experiences natural floods from the high rainfall that gushes out of the Adelaide Hills and heads towards the sea from time to time. The deluge gives vines a deep soaking drink just before the parching Australian summer. Bleasdale is treated to a cold temperature controlled fermentation with select yeasts, followed by prompt bottling to achieve a well balanced Chardonnay with fruit dominance and good complexity while retaining vibrant aromatics. Alcohol 13.5%

Pale yellow colour. Aromas of citrus and peach, delicate fragrances of honey dew and granny smith. A palate of bright varietal characters showing pear, lemon and melons. "Soft and plump on the palate, it sits judiciously between it's generosity of fruit and understated adults-only styling, the wine is creamy with hints of frangipane and vanilla, awash with all the finer indications of a fruit driven chardonnay, pear and citrus, peachyness and stewed apple!" -Tastesofwines.com, "So very slurppable, a zippy pineapple acid, refreshing all the way to the finish, exuding tasty hints of spice and banana. Light and effusive for it's open textures and soft glow of flavours, lingering well and finishing delicate!" -RieslingRider.com

Bleasdale is Australia's second oldest family owned winery, established in 1850 by English migrant Frank Potts. A prolific accumulator of trophys and gold medals, Bleasdale claimed Best Australian Red Trophy at the prestigious International Wine Challenge in London. Mulberry Tree is the essential Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, exhibiting fragrant dark berry characters with hints of eucalypt and mint, supported by chewy, toothsome tannins. A wine of great heritage, from the precious and ancient soils of Langhorne Creek

$1599each $19188/DOZ EACH DOZEN The Bleasdale vineyards are situated on the fertile flood plains of the Bremer River, which produce superlative wines year after year. The growing conditions around the flood plains provide for exceptional flavour profiles and development of fine tannins in the grapes. Great wines are made in the vineyard, and the conditions here deliver fruit of exceptional ripeness. Langhorne Creek generally, and Bleasdale especially, produce some of Australia's most highly treasured Cabernet wines. Grapes are sourced from an ancient site planted to Cabernet vines eighty to ninety years of age. The final wine is treated to twelve months maturation under a combination of new and prior use French and American oaks. Alcohol 14.5%

A deep crimson colour, the robes showing vibrant purple hues. Fragrant dark berry characters balanced with mint aromas and hints of eucalypt. Spice box and cedar, black currant and tobacco in a medium to full bodied cabernet wine. The palate is plump and fleshy, rich and round, yet displays elegance with fine tannins, splendid acids and a long, lingering finish. Drinking delightfully now and can reward further development. "It delivers an enticing perfume of cedar, mineral, scorched earth, black currant, and blackberry. This is followed by an elegant wine with good integration of oak, tannin, and acidity, a seamless palate feel, and excellent length!" -wineAdvocate.com

On the flood plains of Langhorne Creek, Frank Potts planted Verdelho cuttings from the Isle of Madeira in the 1860s. Today, Bleasdale's Verdelho is fast emerging as one of Langhorne Creek's most savoury and pleasant drink now whites. An estery lifted fruit wine in a dry and unwooded style, crisp, refreshing with zippy acidity, fruit salad flavours and grassiness. Some of the grapes are hand picked from vines over eighty yeas of age. "Clean, - lifted and minerally - followed by a lean, high-acid, zippy lemon palate that lingers on and on!" -Winestate.com

$1699each $20388/DOZ EACH DOZEN Bleasdale Vineyards is Langhorne Creek’s founding winery as well as Australia’s second oldest family owner operated estate. The grumpy and shy bearing old vines which yield the fruit for this wine certainly deserve some respect. In the cool of the night you'll find Michael and Robbie Potts with their merry band of vignerons, carefully harvesting this wonderful fruit. Early ripening Verdelho is treated to low temperatures throughout the winemaking process, producing a crisp white wine which exudes lifted fruit salad aromas and lively tropical and citrus flavours. Fermented to dryness and bottled whilst young to capture the freshness and vital herbaceous characters, so important to the finished wine. Alcohol 12.0%

Light green straw colour. Exhibits fresh lifted aromas of lemon zest with floral notes and hints of fresh herbs. Fresh and zippy bouquets packed with loads of fragrant orange blossom, kiwi fruit and melon. The palate follows through with ripe lemon and lime citrus flavours, complexed by even more kiwifruit, a fresh zippy acidity and fine length. Broad in texture, with floral characters and a gentle leafyness that opens up, lingering on the citrus finish. The rich and lively fruit on the palate, working in fine tandem with a wildly refreshing acid, make this a super table white to be enjoyed at its youth. "Bright, broad and fruity, a nice mouthful of peach, pear and spice flavors that persist on the sturdy finish!" -Winespectator.com

Bleasdale have been at it for generations and are highly specialised with Malbec, a key components to the estate's flagship wine, the icon Frank Potts. Malbec is rarely seen as a pure varietal, but at Langhorne Creek it performs well enough to earn its stripes all on its own. Showing vibrant primary fruit flavours of plum, red berries and spice in its youth, it finishes soft and round to velvety smooth tannins. "Currant and cola, cherries, fig and bay leaf, the idyllic red for early drinking, with warm cosy oak and accomodating tannins!" -QueSyrahSyrah.net

$1499each $17988/DOZ EACH DOZEN Malbec is a grape with a past, found in some of France's most baronnial Bordeaux Crus where it contributes lifted fruit aromas and softness to the wine. In Langhorne Creek it performs extremely well on its own, and Bleasdale has been bottling Malbec since 1961. The vines sprout moderate yields which are fashioned into a pure wine exhibiting recognizable regionality and a fine concentration. Crafted from exclusively Langhorne Creek grapes, the finished wine is medium bodied and displays the strong, spicy, plummy fruit flavours, that are so expressive of Malbec, as well as the toastyness brought about by maturation in a mix of French and American oak barrels. Approx 14.5%

Bright red in colour. A lovely bouquet of dark fruits swathed in chocolate, roasted meats with mint, briar and violet, followed by a fine essence of lifted cassis and red berries. It leads to a medium bodied palate exhibiting pure varietal flavours, a quenching acidity, savouryness, and light gamey, meaty characters. Velvety smooth tannins and a soft finish. "Fragrant with perfumes of vanillan, winegum and spiced oak, a mouthful of plummy fruit flavours, silken in texture with a smooth and supple palate, a most amicable drink and the pick of the list to accompany smoked lamb!" -Winewrite.com.au, "Ripe and gamy flavors compete for attention in this light-textured, full flavored wine!" -Winespectator.com

What's any special occasion without Bleasdale? Effusive and generous, Bleasdale's effervescent red gives so much more. Fruits steeped in liqueur, mint and ribena following quickly on the heels of a luscious coconut/ carob oak, cherry ripe palate. "The sweetest, richest, most chocolatey of them all, this soulful syrup from the black Langhorne Creek flood plains is 100% Mississippi mud cake. A tiny note of eucalypty mint is the only interruption. Have it with goose, Christmas pudding or both. The most obvious terroir wine here!" -Independent Weekly

$1699each $20388/DOZ EACH DOZEN A richly flavoured sparkler, the poly-vintage Bleasdale, derived from base wines through several years and topped up with a strong liqueur to initiate a secondary fermentation. The magnificence of barrel aged Shiraz characteristics are balanced by the sweetness from the doseage liqueur. The historic cellars constructed from red gum and limestone house a massive red gum lever press which fifth generation winemaker Michael Potts still uses once a year to make a very limited release wine. While the Bleasdale wineworks are steeped in history, the estate has installed the latest technology, still maintaining the founding philosophy of producing honest, consistent and reliable wines. Approx 13.5%

Colour is very dark and purple, an anxious, persistent effervescence. Nose is quite busy, awash with developed fruit characters and complex liqueur nuances. There is nothing subdued about this wine. It comes on like an ebullient, cream and froth driven chocolate torte, heavy on the maraschino cherry. There's deep rancio qualities and a fine balancing act by virtue of a cleansing acidic backdrop that makes this red sparkler perfectly rounded and just too easy to guzzle. Vibrant in appearance, rich in flavour and aromatics, its colourful bead leads to a sweet berry and confection palate before culminating in a lingering aftertaste. A wine to be enjoyed with christmas pudding or duck, roast meats or just on its own

Bleasdale was established in 1850, is classified by the National Trust and is listed on the State and National Heritage Registers. Fully conversant with the soils, the microclimates and the cycle of flooding which nourishes the unique terroir of the estate's vineyards, fifth generation winemaker Michael Potts cultivates the old Grenache and Verdelho vines destined for inclusion into the Wise Old Tawny. A smooth rich Port wine full of rancio and nutty flavours obtained through a slow maturation over many years under small oak casks

$1599each $19188/DOZ EACH DOZEN Assembled from a reserve of barrel aged wines from various vintages, Wise Old Tawny is a mostly Grenache fortified wine with smaller components of Shiraz, Red Frontignac and Verdelho, in roughly equal measure. The historic cellars where the wine is aged were originally constructed with redgum members and limestone blocks. Today the cellar still houses a massive redgum lever press which fifth generation winemaker, Michael Potts uses to make his small batch wines. Though steeped in history, Bleasdale has installed the latest winemaking technology to retain the best qualities of matured reserve wines, whilst delivering to the connoisseur an authentic Fine Old Tawny of consistency and value. Alcohol 18.5%

Colour has developed into a nut red-brown. Appealing bouquets of plum and ginger, sticky figs and ripe date puddings, smokey peat and fine spirit. On the palate lie characters of treacle and walnut, marmalade, beef suet and orange rind, notes of unslated roast nuts and sweet black cherries, strawberry and hints of maple. The wine is deep and rich, the alcohol soothing and suitably attired, flavoursome and beautifully focused, the tannins whisper past with a sigh of relief at being unnoticed. Tawny rancio characters, old barrels and history, Old and Wise and complex, yet offering much freshness and vivacity for such a well developed wine. It calls for Stilton, after dinner coffee, and liquored chocolatey desserts